DUNCAN
My heart feels like it's on the verge of exploding, and the pain in my stomach feels like nothing more than a minor inconvenience in comparison.
It's all my fault. I agreed to pursue multiple girls to please him, hurting them in the process.
If I hadn't entertained his desires, he wouldn't have developed this habit of hurting women like our father did. The sound of the door opening barely registered in my preoccupied head.
June! My heart was racing.
When I turned around, she was on her way out of the room. "Hey?" I called, and her eyes met mine.
She was gripping the doorknob until her knuckles were white, and I closed the distance in quick steps, daring to touch her and pulling her back into the room before someone could catch her in the corridor.
My hand retreated from the t
